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Ross, take a look at Lex Webernick's rifles (Rifles, Inc). Some of the most accurate lightweight rifles I've ever shot.

PS: Don't get a Strata model in 340 Wby...the recoil will make you forget your own name :-)
 
Posts: 20171 | Location: Very NW NJ up in the Mountains | Registered: 14 June 2009Reply With Quote
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I just get hold of a NIB Kimber Montana 84L in 30-06.
Not often seen on these shores, but once in a while the distributor get some shipped from US.
I topped it with a Zeiss Victory HT 2,5-10x50.
Not a logical choice for a light weight rifle, but the reason is I do a lot of low light hunting for red deer and roe deer.
And such a scope give me extended shooting time at both dusk and dawn.
A dream to carry and shoot.


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Posts: 1880 | Location: Southern Coast of Norway. | Registered: 02 June 2000Reply With Quote
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ruger M77 stainless steel 260 rem.
winchester XPR 6.5 C/M
Remington 700 stainless steel 7MM-08
and a few more
 
Posts: 1137 | Location: SouthCarolina | Registered: 07 July 2004Reply With Quote
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Weatherby MK V Titanium. Mine is 6.5 CM at 4.7 lbs. My blaser R8 with Raven Euro carbon fiber stock is heavier but it has 8 barrels from .223 to 375 H&H.


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Posts: 2176 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: 18 February 2007Reply With Quote
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Rem XCR II in 375 Weatherby. Weighs 7 1/2 lbs with Leupold 2-7x Firedot scope unloaded. 300g A-Frame at 2800 fps, recoil is but a maiden's kiss



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Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness"
 
Posts: 4799 | Location: Colorado Springs | Registered: 01 January 2008Reply With Quote
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My newest - Howa Superlite 308 Win scoped and suppressed.

Empty weight:



First day at the range, best group is below. Average .67 when allowed to cool. 3 or 4 shots in quick succession open to ~1.25 inches.



4 shot group



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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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Ive had me a yearning for a Win M-70 featherweight in 7-08 for some time now. One of these days I really need to scratch that itch.



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Posts: 10188 | Location: Tooele, Ut | Registered: 27 September 2001Reply With Quote
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The word favorite is the flaw in this thread, it changes day to day with a true gun nut!!


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True words, Ray! Cool Big Grin


Mike

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True words, Ray! Cool Big Grin


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Ruger tang safety M77 Ultra Light in .257 Roberts.
 
Posts: 1674 | Location: Colorado, USA | Registered: 11 November 2002Reply With Quote
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Yeah. Me too. I know where there are two with nice wood. But, the 7 PRC caliber isn't to my liking. Price is dandy at $1050 each cash.


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Ive had me a yearning for a Win M-70 featherweight in 7-08 for some time now. One of these days I really need to scratch that itch.


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Posts: 5277 | Location: Near Hershey PA | Registered: 12 October 2012Reply With Quote
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I kind of a want an 1895 Winchester in 405. Weight is 8 lbs Smiler


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Chuck



"There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit"

Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness"
 
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I kind of want an 1895 Winchester in 405. Weight is 8 lbs Smiler


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Chuck



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Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness"
 
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